tiragens

English translation: indrawing/chest wall retraction

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Portuguese term or phrase:tiragens
English translation:indrawing/chest wall retraction
Entered by: Margarida Martins Costelha

18:16 Mar 4, 2017
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Medical (general) / Emergency room report
Portuguese term or phrase: tiragens
I am translating this for a friend and I am not very experienced in medical translation. It's the hospital report he received after a visit to the emergency room because of a persistent cough and difficuty breathing:

Exame físico:
Ao exame objetivo, doente consciente, colaborante sem SDR e sem tiragens.
AP-MV+ bilat, sem alts
AC-S1 e S2+ rítmico, não ouço sopros
Margarida Martins Costelha
Portugal
Local time: 14:01
indrawing/chest wall retraction
Explanation:
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Note added at 16 mins (2017-03-04 18:32:49 GMT)
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Medical Emergencies in Children – overview
www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/.../medical_emergencies_in_children_overview_2006.pdf
7 Oct 2006 - Recession (indrawing, retraction). Children ... Effectiveness of Breathing – chest expansion .... gradually increased until the chest wall moves.
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liz askew
United Kingdom
Local time: 14:01
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indrawing/chest wall retraction


Explanation:
,,

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Note added at 16 mins (2017-03-04 18:32:49 GMT)
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Medical Emergencies in Children – overview
www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/.../medical_emergencies_in_children_overview_2006.pdf
7 Oct 2006 - Recession (indrawing, retraction). Children ... Effectiveness of Breathing – chest expansion .... gradually increased until the chest wall moves.

liz askew
United Kingdom
Local time: 14:01
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 613
Grading comment
Thank you!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
2 mins

agree  Filippe Vasconcellos de Freitas Guimarães: Precisely! I often use "intercostal retractions"
32 mins

agree  Margarida Ataide
1 day 13 hrs
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